- A native Texan born in Midland, she
earned a bachelor's degree in education from Southern Methodist
University
- Mrs. Bush has a Master's Degree in
library science from the University of Texas at Austin
- She taught public school in Dallas,
Houston and Austin from 1968 to 1977
- Married to George W. Bush in Midland
in 1977, they are the proud parents of twin girls born in 1981,
Barbara and Jenna - named after their grandmothers
- Mrs. Bush launched an early childhood
development initiative in 1998 to help parents and caregivers
prepare infants and young children for learning and reading when
they enter school
- The initiative includes a family literacy
project for Texas, a collaborative effort with the Barbara Bush
Foundation for Family Literacy
- Mrs. Bush helped organize the "Texas
Book Festival" in 1996,
- She worked with "Community Partners"
to establish Adopt-A-Caseworker programs and Rainbow Rooms across
Texas
- Rainbow Rooms are community resource
rooms that provide abused and neglected children with basic necessities,
including clothing and diapers
- Mrs. Bush actively promotes the arts,
and has established education and breast cancer awareness as
administration priorities
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